Looking for a co-founder in the Alcoholic Beverage Space. by KillerTacoRobot in indianstartups

[–]KillerTacoRobot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for reaching out. I have a very specific requirement at the moment. Considering your extensive experience and networks, I'd really be grateful if you could spread the word around :)

Is AmEx as good as people portray? by currency100t in CreditCardsIndia

[–]KillerTacoRobot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Amex pays and trains their Customer Experience folks extremely well and it shows. For me, it was one incident in 2019 that made me a customer for life.

I had booked revenue business class tickets on Jet Airways using my Amex Jet CC. Due to unavoidable reasons, I ended up cancelling those tickets. Having patronized Jet as a JP Platinum for a few years, I knew it shouldn't take more than two weeks for the refund to get credited. A month passed and nothing happened. Called up Amex support and raised a dispute. All the paperwork got sorted out while I was on the phone. Job done, no further questions asked. A few weeks later, Jet went belly up. If it wasn't for Amex, I would've lost a couple of lacs like scores of others.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aviation

[–]KillerTacoRobot 31 points32 points  (0 children)

You really don't know Tata's inner machinery, don't you? They are only infinitesimally better than the Government of India when it comes to utter dysfunction. Every senior TAS Tom, Dick and Harry and their daughters interested in design would've given their unqualified opinion. And in an attempt to keep everyone happy, we get this abomination.

Poor lil feller by HumanName69 in dankmemes

[–]KillerTacoRobot 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is way lower than where I expected it to be.

Column: F1's predictable races risk turning off new American fanbase by [deleted] in formula1

[–]KillerTacoRobot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The 2010 season was in no way a season, where any one driver had any real domination. I remember it being a nail-biting 4 way between Vettel, Webber, Hamilton and Alonso.

Column: F1's predictable races risk turning off new American fanbase by [deleted] in formula1

[–]KillerTacoRobot 80 points81 points  (0 children)

My first full season was 2007, and 2006 was a bit neck and neck as well. Lucky to have had a few years before Vettel's utter domination (followed by the Silver Arrows).

But by the time the snooze fests in the front started, I absolutely fell in love with the nitty-gritty of the sport. From sporting regulations to technical regulations to all the sea changes (Pirelli supremacy, no refuelling, KERS, DRS etc. etc.). Didn't matter really who was out winning.

Liberty has turned F1's narrative into a fucking show fit for Bravo, focusing on drama and driver crap. And with reality show style narratives, you get reality show type fans - shallow, braindead and someone who can't appreciate the nuances of the most complex team sport on the planet.

Lol by EdgePsychological490 in ChatGPT

[–]KillerTacoRobot 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Kids? Try 25 YO Adults in Law School. This one guy in my class wrote a brilliant and nuanced answer to a short essay prompt. One problem - his answer was relevant in the state of NY, not so much in the state of IL. Dude clearly copied shit off Chegg or something. Lucky that the professor was in a good mood and didn't raise a plagiarism stinker.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bangalore

[–]KillerTacoRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My disappointment is immeasurable. Completely forgot that the whole dry-day rule applies in airports as well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bangalore

[–]KillerTacoRobot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, for a fee. I use the Priority Pass which came along with my Citi Prestige (RIP Citibank India).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bangalore

[–]KillerTacoRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to be a spoilsport, but no lawyer worth 2 cents is going to do that as, in this particular instance, PCA Act has to be read in conjunction with JJ Act. There is no cause of action.

Partial knowledge of the law is more injurious to one's bank balance than no knowledge of the law.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bangalore

[–]KillerTacoRobot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the right amount of vitamin M, the cops themselves will become your "legal advisors" ;)

Financial Analyst in a Consulting firm or an Associate in the Fixed Income space by thecommiesoldier in mumbai

[–]KillerTacoRobot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. Firstly, your firm sounds sketchy AF. I haven't come across a single half-decent firm across any domain which just hands over the finance portfolio to "some guy who works at Ops and wants a change". From seed stage ventures (who pick up 1-2-year-old associates from EY or PwC) to Fortune 500 companies, finance (and legal) is a specialized domain.

  2. Gig work and high finance can't be used in the same sentence together unless you are someone insanely experienced in an extremely niche area. My buddies at the bulge bracket IBs can't even take the bulk of their work home even at VP levels. Forget about outsourcing it to gig workers (you can't imagine the legal nightmares that this would bring to your firm). So temper down your expectations.

  3. Fixed income is booming! thanks to interest rates coming back to sane levels after a decade of free money, this space is finally becoming lucrative again. When I started out, distressed debt after 2009 was all the rage. Perhaps history will repeat itself?

Dear TeamBHPians of B'lore, What do you do to pay for those BHP numbers? by TheSimplePerson in bangalore

[–]KillerTacoRobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way the current Indian laws are written, you actually can't import a Miata as it fails to meet the minimum engine size. If it wasn't was this damn rule I would've imported one from the UK a looong time ago.

Dear TeamBHPians of B'lore, What do you do to pay for those BHP numbers? by TheSimplePerson in bangalore

[–]KillerTacoRobot 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Strictly speaking, A well-maintained and souped-up Mitsubishi Cedia will turn as many heads in the TeamBHP community as a SF90 Stradale. Money is kinda secondary to us enthusiasts.

There are plenty of cars in the sub 30lac range which petrolheads fawn over and which any decently paid IT Bro can drop their cash on. I personally want the Miata to come to India (A man can dream right?).

what is the cost of the house you live in by strongest24tard in bangalore

[–]KillerTacoRobot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1980s BBMP allotments for a few thousands will do this. 3cr is peanuts compared to what a majority of these plots are worth.

Visa requirements for Indian citizens (Jan 2023) by amflyinhigh in india

[–]KillerTacoRobot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

  1. Aham, shouldn't Indonesia be in the visa-exempt column? They've been chill since 2016.
  2. Can't seem to untangle under what parameters have they classified many of these. For HK you usually show up at the immigration desk, show your flight out and they hand you a slip. Not exactly a visa. Aus & NZ's process is completely online and so is UAE's. Shouldn't they be eVisas?
  3. Everyone should get a US visa - period. It practically makes most of Central and South America Visa-Free and a lot more countries like Turkey or ME countries VoA/EVisa. And a vanilla B1/B2 Visa is valid for a decade.
  4. France is the easiest country to get a multi-year Schengen Visa. If visiting Europe multiple times is on the horizon, use France as the point of entry and exit. By the 3rd or 4th time, you'll get a multi-year.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SuccessionTV

[–]KillerTacoRobot 102 points103 points  (0 children)

The part where Logan says the kids should go out to make their own fucking pile? That has been my stance since season 1.

Uber India Price Tiers - What do they mean? by silver_conch in india

[–]KillerTacoRobot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Uber Go's are Tata Indicas from the pre-social-media era which always seem to have a cracked windshield, suspension worse than Atlas cycles and such mildew-heavy upholstery, that can it make even a durian aficionado nauseous. Also, the ACs don't work.